Farquhar ( listen (help. · info)) is a surname of Scottish origin, derived from fearchar, from fear ("man") and car ("beloved"). Farquharson is a further derivation of the name, meaning "son of Farquhar". The name originated as a given name, but had become established as a surname by the 14th century.
Last name: Farquharson. SDB Popularity ranking: 1914. This interesting and unusual surname is of Old Scots-Gaelic origin, and is the Anglicized form of the Gaelic personal name "Fearchar", meaning "dear or beloved man", composed of the Gaelic elements "fear", man, and an obscure element meaning "dear, beloved".
Scottish Meaning: The name Farquhar is a Scottish baby name. In Scottish the meaning of the name Farquhar is: from the Gaelic Fearchar, meaning 'friendly man' or 'very dear one'. Famous bearer: an early king of Scotland.
Last name: Farquharson. SDB Popularity ranking: 1914. This interesting and unusual surname is of Old Scots-Gaelic origin, and is the Anglicized form of the Gaelic personal name "Fearchar", meaning "dear or beloved man", composed of the Gaelic elements "fear", man, and an obscure element meaning "dear, beloved".
Farr Name Meaning. English: from Middle English farre 'bull', applied as a nickname for a fierce or lusty man or a metonymic occupational name for someone who kept a bull. German: nickname from Middle High German varne, var, with the same meaning as 1.
Farrand Name Meaning. nickname for a person with gray hair or for someone who used to dress in gray, from Old French ferrant 'iron-gray' (a derivative of fer 'iron'). from the medieval personal name Fer(r)ant, an Old French form of Ferdinand, which came to be associated with the color.
This most interesting surname is of Old French origin, and has two possible interpretations. Firstly, it may be a medieval descriptive nickname for someone with grey hair, or more likely, a metonymic occupational name for a worker in iron, a blacksmith or whitesmith, from the Old French word "ferrant", iron-grey.
Irish Meaning: The name Farrel is an Irish baby name. In Irish the meaning of the name Farrel is: Brave.
Farrell is a surname, from the Irish Farrell clan (Irish: UÃ Fhearghail) meaning "descendant of Fearghal".
The name Farrier is rooted in the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. It was originally a name for someone who worked as a shoer of horses, or a farrier. In the Middle Ages, horses were the only alternative to walking as a means of transportation. ... In short, their job was to keep the horse on the road and in good health.
